[BUG] 5 hour limit reached randomly, earlier and earlier

Resolved 💬 11 comments Opened Sep 13, 2025 by alaricd Closed Jan 27, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
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  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

I am getting 5 hour limit usage limitations when using claude for significantly less than 5 hours, this morning it was 2 hours.

I am running in a linux terminal on an ubuntu machine
Description: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Release: 24.04
Codename: noble

What Should Happen?

claude should only give me this warning after 5 actual hours of use. The timer should not progress if claude is not running, or is idle, and especially not 3 hours early even under use.

Error Messages/Logs

5 hour limit reached

Steps to Reproduce

  1. run claude
  2. interact with it less than 5 hours.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.0.113

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Xterm

Additional Information

_No response_

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